-en
Meaning
- (morpheme) A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form.
- (morpheme) A suffix indicating the 1st and 3rd person plural forms (except the present indicative sind of sein).
- (morpheme) A suffix appended to strong verb stems to form the past participle, usually together with ge-.
Concepts
balance-sheet
Synonyms
-
-nen
werk
Agent -s
Depp -en
Empfindungswort
Verbrennungspartner
überflüssiges Detail
der Absolvent
Haussperling
Aggressor -s
Asiate -n
Asiat -en
Diamant -s
Weib - s
Akkomodation
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German -en, a merger of various terminations in Old High German reflecting different conjugational patterns, namely -an, -ōn, -en (-ien), and -nen, from Proto-Germanic *-aną, *-ōną, *-janą, *-āną, and *-naną.
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